Anticipations / Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human life and Thought

by H. G. Wells

ANTICIPATIONS

OF THE
REACTION OF MECHANICAL AND SCIENTIFIC
PROGRESS UPON HUMAN LIFE
AND THOUGHT

BY

H. G. WELLS

AUTHOR OF
"LOVE AND MR. LEWISHAM," "THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU,"
AND "TALES OF SPACE AND TIME."

SECOND EDITION

LONDON: CHAPMAN & HALL, ld.
1902

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CONTENTS

• [I.] Locomotion in the Twentieth Century
• [II.] The Probable Diffusion of Great Cities
• [III.] Developing Social Elements
• [IV.] Certain Social Reactions
• [V.] The Life-History of Democracy
• [VI.] War in the Twentieth Century
• [VII.] The Conflict of Languages
• [VIII.] The Larger Synthesis
• [IX.] Faith, Morals, and Public Policy in The Twentieth Century
• [Erratum]